Irish old guard to consider futures

Republic of Ireland's veterans were making no snap decisions about their international futures after their European Championship exit.

Captain Robbie Keane and Shay Given - the two most capped players in Ireland's history - and veteran defender Richard Dunne all insisted they would take time to consider whether they would play on.

Damien Duff, who wore the skipper's armband in Monday's 2-0 defeat to Italy to mark his 100th cap, seemed to hint his time was up, having previously revealed he had made up his mind whether to play on or not.

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